Golf tee



' Sept. 1. 1925. Y E. J. BLOOM GQLWTEE Filed May ,11, 1925 I att-01119114.

Patented Sept. 1 1925.-

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

EDGARJOHN IBLOM, OF'TIFFIN, OHIO.

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Applicationaia may 11, 1925. serial No. 29,592.

To. all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR J. BLooM, a citizen of the 'United States, residing at Tiin, in the county of Senecaand State or' Ohio, haye invented a new and useful Golf Tee, of which the following-is a specifi.- cation.

This invention relates togolf tees, one of the objects being toprovide an inexpensive and compact device which is'cheap to manu` facture, light and durable and which 'will act efficiently to properly support a ball so that it can not become displaced by wind.

A further object is to provide a tee which can be easily carried without injury to the pockets or discomfort tothe person carrying them, it being possible to reuse the articles time and again because of Vtheir sturdy construction.

A further object is to provide a tee which will rest firmly on the ground irrespective of any unevenness of the surface, it being possible to reverse the tee Aand thus prolongv its periodfof service.

A further object is to provide a tee so constructed that when hit with a club the flight of the tee is greatly retarded by the atmosphere so that the tee will not travel very far and can be quickly recovered.`

Another object is to provide a tee which will properly hold aball even though the tee is mounted on an inclined surface.

A still further object is to provide a tee which permits the ready formation thereof -with no waste material.

With the foregoing and other objectsiu view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed,f it--`leing understood that changes in theprecise embodiment ofthe.

invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what vis claimed without departingfrom the spirit` of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form. of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a tee set up for use, the position of a ball thereon being indicated`b a broken line.

Figure 2 is a p an view of the tee opened out for use.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the tee prior to y being opened.

Figure 4 is a face view of the closed tee.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing a slightly modified structure. Referring to the figures by characters of .reference l designates a strip of stiff cardboard or other suitable material folded as at 2 and having the longitudinal edges of made-up of end wings 5 and a third wing 6,

this latter wing being twice the thickness of each wing 5.

. Obviously the tee can bereadily cut and fastened and can be produced at very low cost and without waste of material. It can be carried flat in the pocket, it being possible to bundle together a number'j of them in any suitable way. The broad faces of thetee lcan be used for advertising purposes;

In using the tee the wings 5 are bent along f the lines4 relative to each other and to wing 6 until the three vwings are disposed at ,approximately 120 to each other. `This arrangement is illustrated in Fi rc2. The

' tee is then placed with three o its points 7 in contact with the ground while the ball is mounted on the tee so as to rest upon and be centered by the three wings. When the ball is struck the tee is of course propelled through the air but, 'because of its peculiar shape, it encounters considerable air resist-v ance and, consequently, will fall to the ground close to the point from ,which it was driven. `Thus it can be located easily, the

wings 5 closed together, and the tee placed in the pocket and conveniently carried. The

device can be placed with either offits ed es uppermost and, because of its inverti le nature can be used much longer than would otherwise be possible.

` While the tee is preferably made of cardi i board, it will be apparent that the same can also be made of other kinds of material if desired.l l

vThe peculiar structure of the tee enables the same; to be thrust downwardly in grass until brought to a firm footing on the ground.

In the drawings the adhesive used for holding together the closed portion of the. fold `has been indicated at'S. A staple used for fastening together this portion of the tee has been illustrated at 9 in Figure 5. Obxiously other means than these may be nsec.

It is to be understood of course that, if de- Fired, the material of which the tee is made can be waterproofed so as to withstand dampness Whenl used during or after a rain or in the dew.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. An invertable tee comprising radial '\vings, each longitudinal edge of each Wing cooperating with the corresponding longitudinal edges-of the other Wings to provide opposed ball receiving and centering recesse's.

2. A tee comprising a strip of material folded' upon itself and having free end portions, those portions of the strip between the fold and the free end portions being con-` nec-ted together.

3. A tee comprising a strip of material folded upon itself and having free end portions, those portions of the. strip between the fold and the free end portions beingconnectedtogether to form a Wing, and said free end portions constituting Wings, all of said wings cooperating to support a ball upon the upper edges thereof. o

4. A tee comprising a strip of material folded and fastened together for a portion of its length to' provide a wing made up of -said fastened portion and additional Wings made up of the free ends of the strip, said wings being bendable into and out of alinement at the center of the tee.

5. A one-piece tee comprising relatively movable wings radiating from a common center, said wings cooperating to support and normally retain a ball mounted on either longitudinal edge thereof.

6. An invertable tee comprising relatively movable wings radiating from acommon center, said wings cooperating to support and normally retain a ball'mounted on the tee when either longitudinal `edge thereof is uppermost.

` TQA collapsible invertible golf tee of Waterproof material including radial Wings,

said Wings cooperating along one edge to support and normally retain a ball mounted thereon and cooperating at their other edges for firmly supporting the tee on a surface thereunder. t

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

EDGAR JOHN BLooM. 

